Month: April 2025
News24 | Tony Leon | ANC’s chaotic Budget shenanigans: ‘You are not serious people’
Had the ANC honoured the provisions of the June 2024 statement of intent, which it signed, it would have avoided entirely the fiasco of the last-minute wrangling which has played out in recent weeks, writes Tony Leon.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Parliamentary committee decides on more money, less transparency for political donations
While MPs on Parliament's finance committees were debating whether to raise taxes for South Africans, MPs on the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs all agreed political parties should be able to get more money in donations, with less transparency.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Liberty denied: Decade-long chase for cunning robber ends in Gauteng manhole
Liberty Nkiwani evaded multiple warrants of arrest for a series of robberies for almost a decade, but his freedom came to a dramatic end in a manhole – where, according to authorities, he was found hacking at Telkom copper cables.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘We traded a life to fill a hole’: Joburg pothole finally repaired, after delivery driver dies
A delivery driver lost his life in a horror crash believed to have been caused by a massive pothole in Johannesburg this week, once again shining a light on the parlous state of the city's roads.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Teachers who impregnate schoolgirls must be reported to police, says task team proposal
Principals are not allowed to deregister pregnant pupils who have been registered to write the matric exams. And schools must report teachers who impregnate schoolgirls to the police and SACE.These are some of the proposals contained in a draft document, which is being developed by...
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Liberation Day’ is here: How can Trump hurt SA?
South African exporters are bracing for US President Donald Trump's plans on reciprocal tariff plans due later today, on what Trump has called "Liberation Day".
Continue ReadingNews24 | amaBhungane | IDT mistrust: bid ‘manipulation’ in R436m road tenders puts Bulkeng back in spotlight
Signs of manipulation in award of R436m worth of road tenders, with largest going to Bulkeng, the company spotlighted in IDT health contract probe.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Helipad hell: Turbulence in the burbs as Sandton residents fight Zunaid Moti’s chopper plans
Controversial businessman Zunaid Moti has his neighbours in a froth over a helicopter landing pad on his property in Bryanston, a wealthy suburb in Sandton.
Continue ReadingNews24 | VAT hike looms as tussle over Budget takes wild turn
The 0.5-percentage-point VAT hike will proceed on 1 May unless the ANC can introduce and pass a new Rates Amendment Bill in Parliament to stop it.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ANC stalwart Sylvia Lucas to chair intelligence watchdog committee
It only took eight months, but Parliament now finally has a committee to oversee intelligence, which ANC stalwart Sylvia Lucas will chair.
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